Besiktas – Olympiakos: 16th March 2017

Gunes’s boys in pole position

For Besiktas Istanbul, things were going according to plan, at least in the championship. Senol Gunes’s students Throne leadership in “Super Lig” where groups were titrated as Fenerbahce or Galatasaray unlikely to longer catch up on “black eagles”. Neither the Europa League, the situation is precarious one group in Istanbul. With against a solid opponent in home games, the Turks have obtained a precious draw (1-1) in the round, at Piraeus, the clear favorite in the second leg on Thursday night, with a public that it will push back by Greeks outside.

At full speed

After the dismissal of Paulo Bento Portuguese technician from a lack of results, Olympiakos Piraeus seems to have rectified the situation under control Vasilis Vouzas interim. Although not won on tour, the “Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium” Hellenes were definitely dominated by a Besiktas team that seemed more committed in perspective qualification in the quarterfinals. Even so, the Greeks may have lead to recent statistics. In 16-I, gave Olympiakos a team all over Turkey, Osmanlispor, which went 3-0 on aggregate after 0-0 draw, in turn, also at Piraeus.

Direct meetings

The two groups met three times in recent history, including round duel. The other games were played friendlies but in context, in 2015, and 2016, each band adjudecandu and how many a victory.

Probable teams:

Besiktas (4-2-3-1): manu- Gonul, Marcelo, Tosic, Adriano- Arslan, Hutchinson- Quaresma Talisca, Babel- Aboubakar

Olympiakos (4-2-3-1): Leali- Figueiras, RETS, Botia, Cissokho- Cambiasso, Romao- Elyounoussi, Fortounis, Manthatis- Ansarifard